PLEASE NOTE: A faculty member may not always be available for each student inquiring about an independent study or internship project. Those listed below have expressed willingness to discuss possible independent studies or internships with individual Master of Liberal Studies Program students. It is essential that the Master of Liberal Studies Program student have sufficient academic preparation for the SDIS or internship.

Professor Nancy BlackGraduate SDIS's

Gender and culture

Anthropological area studies: Mexico and Central American anthropology

Professor Monte ButeGraduate SDIS's

Classical social theory

Contemporary social theory

Modern political thought

Existentialism

Social movements

The Sixties

Anarchism and nonviolence

Professor Craig CalcaterraGraduate SDIS's

Mathematics

The history of mathematics

The philosophy of mathematics

The history of science

The philosophy of science

Professor Virginia CardGraduate SDIS's

Research in ecology: diatom ecology, historical limnology, and effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystems.